C#m11 Piano Chord
A dark, deep sound. Popular in jazz and neo-soul. Unlike the major 11th, the (minor) third is far enough from the eleventh that it doesn't need to be omitted.
Recommended voicing
Left hand
C#3 · B3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
F#4 · D#5 · E5
fingers 1–4–5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
F#3 · B3 · D#4 · E4
fingers 5–3–2–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the C#m11 chord
Other names: C# minor 11th
Music theory name: minor eleventh chord
Common name: C# minor eleventh chord
Notes and intervals in the C#m11 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| C# | Root |
| E | Minor 3rd |
| G# | Perfect 5th |
| B | Minor 7th |
| D# | Major 9th |
| F# | Perfect 11th |